Bill Galvin O.A.M. is Chief Executive of Tourism Training Australia and is based in Sydney. He has a strong background in the Tourism and Hospitality industry in Australia and internationally.

Bill commenced his career in Commercial Catering and Food and Beverage Management with Federal Hotels Australia before completing further training with the Hotel Australia in 1965. His career changed direction when he joined the Hilton International chain of Hotels by accepting appointments in Vancouver and Montreal, Canada where he completed management training. In 1970 he accepted further positions in London and later completed further assignments in France and Holland.

On his return to Australia in 1972 he joined TAFE as a full time teacher. He was later promoted through a range of positions before being appointed in 1988 as Head of TAFE NSW, Tourism and Hospitality Training with headquarters at the Ryde College of Hotel Administration.

He completed a Winston Churchill Fellowship in 1977 (USA and Europe) to study hospitality training, and TAFE (NSW) Fellowships in 1984 (Europe) and again in 1986 (China) to further his knowledge of the developing tourism industries in these diverse countries.

He understands the International marketplace after completing assignements in China, Indonesia, Canada and the United States of America.

In Australia, he is President of the Tourism, Hospitality and Catering Institute of Australia and a member of the Tourism Taskforce. During 1995-2000 he was a foundation member of the Sydney Olympic 2000 Bid and chaired Industry Groups in preparation and during the Games.

He serves on the advisory boards for the Blue Mountains Hotel School and Kenvale College of Hospitality. He is keen to drive education research leadership in Tourism and Hospitality and his astute and comprehensive understanding of the local tourism educational product places him in a sound position to head Tourism Training Australia as the peak industry body to advise on training and education for Tourism and Hospitality.

His street smart ability to promote and market success for the Tourism and Hospitality environment has placed him in an ideal position to work at consolidating this successful training sector for Australia.